The head teacher of a school in Yeovil has explained why he took the decision to cancel a visit to London with pupils after the terrorist attack at London Bridge.

Adam Beauford, head of the Holy Trinity Primary School, said he heard about the awful events in London on Sunday morning (June 4).

He decided quickly afterwards not to go ahead with an upcoming Year 6 trip to the capital.

In previous years children have walked across Westminster Bridge and through Borough Market on the trip. Both sites have been targeted by terrorists this year.

Floral tributes are laid near Borough Market in London with The Shard in the background following Saturday's terrorist attack

Mr Beauford said: “On Monday (June 5) we put a letter together but it was an inset day when children were not in school, so we emailed it out to parents and sent a hard copy home with children on Tuesday (June 6).

“After the Westminster attack in March, and then Manchester, we were still fully committed to going.